New Wheels

[ultramens]

Hi all, I am thinking about pulling the trigger on a set of wheels. They are

19x8.5 et52 front and 19x10 et52 rear. Hubcentric fit. Any issues with this setup? what is the thickest tire I can put on these wheels without rubbing/fitment issues? (Car is a 1999 996 C4, stock suspension)

I found them on ebay, anyone dealt with eurotechwheels?

Thanks.

[smartrepair]

Hi all, I am thinking about pulling the trigger on a set of wheels. They are

19x8.5 et52 front and 19x10 et52 rear. Hubcentric fit. Any issues with this setup? what is the thickest tire I can put on these wheels without rubbing/fitment issues? (Car is a 1999 996 C4, stock suspension)

I found them on ebay, anyone dealt with eurotechwheels?

Thanks.

Hi

I bought a set of 19" chromed alu wheels for my MY99 996 cabrio from Eurotechwheels.

Very, very nice set, and the quality of the chrome is outstanding. Obviously no idea on a long run...

egards

Kare

[clord]

I notice that your car is C4. Given it's all wheel drive, you need to be concerned about any difference in rolling circumference in new tires, front to rear. The viscous differential driving the front axle senses rotational differences between the axles and begins to "increase lock" as the difference increases, up to a maximum of 40% lock. I would recommend that you maintain no more than 2-3% difference in new-tire rolling circumference, front to rear. Tire's actual dimensions can also vary among brands and models within brands, so, you should check the spec sheets for the exact tire model you are considering and compute the % difference in rolling circumference. In my own experience, with a '99 C4, I changed to Kinesis wheels and, after considereing fit and rolling size differences, decided to move up to what, at that time, was the '99 GT3 size tires/wheels. 225/40-18 and 285/30-18. This maintained front to rear handling balance, fit the car, and maintained the recommended front to rear rolling difference tolerance. By the way, although the Kinesis K28's looked good, were hub centric, and were light.....I managed to bend 3 out of the 4 wheels on real roads over a couple years. Each required a return to Kinesis for rim-half replacement and rebuild. Bottom line, although a lot of folks do it, there is additional consideration and responsibility involved in changing wheels and tires on car designed for a particular wheel/tire combo.

[ultramens]

Thanks all for the quick responds.

[ultramens]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Wheels-Tire...sspagenameZWDVW

would these fit? is BSA a good brand?

[smartrepair]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Wheels-Tire...sspagenameZWDVW

would these fit? is BSA a good brand?

As far as I know, they have different offset, and won´t fit...

Nice set anyhow!

Kare

[kristian]

I have BBS RS-II and they are great.

http://bbs-usa-appguide.com/public/AppGuide/default.cfm

Kristian

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Wheels-Tire...sspagenameZWDVW

would these fit? is BSA a good brand?

As far as I know, they have different offset, and won´t fit...

Nice set anyhow!

Kare